Carnlough Sea Temperature

Looking to find out what the sea water temperature in Carnlough is for today and the next few days? Below are data and charts that will give you information about sea temperatures in Carnlough and nearby locations.

Water temperature in Carnlough right now

Below is the current sea temperature for Carnlough, United Kingdom on 18th May 2024.

10.11° C

(50.21° F)

  • yesterday: 9.87° C (49.77° F)
  • a week ago: 10.28° C (50.5° F)

Water at this temperature is cold and will feel very cold initially, but the body will get used to it and longer swims are possible. Experienced swimmers can manage several hours of swimming, however hypothermia is still a very big risk.

The average sea temperature for Carnlough on May 18th over the last 10 years is 9.5° C (49.1° F), with a low temperature of 8.52° C (47.34° F) and a high of 10.09° C (50.16° F).

Analysis and forecast for Carnlough water temperatures

The water temperature in Carnlough today is higher than the average temperature of 9.5° C (49.1° F) and the temperature on this day last year, 18th May 2023, was 10.09° C (50.16° F).

The chart and table below shows the change in water temperature in Carnlough over the last 30 days:

Date Temperature (Celsius) Temperature (Fahrenheit)
May 18 10.11° C 50.21° F
May 17 9.87° C 49.77° F
May 16 10.71° C 51.28° F
May 15 10.6° C 51.08° F
May 14 10.31° C 50.56° F
May 13 10.57° C 51.03° F
May 12 10.34° C 50.61° F
May 11 10.28° C 50.5° F
May 10 10.33° C 50.59° F
May 9 9.89° C 49.8° F
May 8 10.22° C 50.4° F
May 7 9.77° C 49.59° F
May 6 9.9° C 49.82° F
May 5 10.38° C 50.68° F
May 4 10.25° C 50.45° F
May 3 10.19° C 50.34° F
May 2 9.97° C 49.95° F
May 1 9.86° C 49.75° F
April 30 9.64° C 49.35° F
April 29 9.43° C 48.97° F
April 28 9.52° C 49.14° F
April 27 9.55° C 49.19° F
April 26 9.53° C 49.15° F
April 25 9.7° C 49.46° F
April 24 9.72° C 49.5° F
April 23 9.8° C 49.64° F
April 22 10.04° C 50.07° F
April 21 9.69° C 49.44° F
April 20 9.44° C 48.99° F
April 19 9.3° C 48.74° F
April 18 9.21° C 48.58° F

The actual nearshore temperatures may vary by several degrees and this can also be heavily affected by weather. Strong winds can cause cold, deep waters to replace the surface waters that had been warmed by the sun, and heavy rain can also reduce the temperature of the sea surface temperature as well.

Water temperature in Carnlough by month

The chart below shows the monthly average water temperature in Carnlough.

For more detailed information on how the sea temperature in Carnlough changes for each month of the year, choose from the months below.

Carnlough map and nearby water temperatures

Locations near Carnlough

The highest temperature in United Kingdom today is 13.57° C (56.43° F) in Brightlingsea. The lowest is in Sumburgh, where the temperature of the water is 8.21° C (46.79° F).

Why measure sea surface temperatures (SST) in Carnlough?

The ocean covers about 71% of the Earth's surface, and scientists record the sea surface temperature (SST) of locations such as Carnlough because they want to understand and learn how the ocean communicates with the atomosphere of Earth.

SST is one measure that provides information on the global climate, and it can be used to predict the weather in Carnlough as well as atmospheric model simulations and to study marine ecosystems in the area.

Data source and citation

Raw data for the calculations made to find the sea surface temperature in Carnlough comes from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and their 1/4° daily Optimum Interpolation Sea Surface Temperature.

The water temperature data is constructed by combining observations from different platforms (satellites, ships, buoys, and Argo floats) on a regular global grid. A spatially complete sea surface temperature map is then built by interpolating to fill in gaps in the data.

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